Al Capone meets General Sessions!

Leahy's pathetic play: Way back when, the Chicago police couldn't get Al Capone for his actual crimes, including the Saint Valentine's Day massacre.

So the feds nailed him on a tax evasion rap! To this day, it's a famous play.

In our view, the modern-day Democratic Party is involved in similar conduct. We've increasingly shown that we can't win elections or convince the public concerning our basic beliefs. So we pray instead for the chance to get our rivals locked up.

We pray for scandal, for more Watergates, for Republicans to be caught in sex scandals involving congressional pages,as in the glorious year 2006. Given the gerontocracy running the party, it's our only way.

This produced an embarrassing moment on CNN today. The party is looking for a way to create a Trump scandal. Spirits soared when the story broke about Jeff Sessions last night.

Yay yay yay yay yay yay yay yay yay yay yay yay yay! This new report in the Washington Post gave Democrats a chance to say that Sessions lied in the course of his confirmation hearing. Yay yay yay yay yay yay yay! Perhaps we can get him on that!

Is it true? Did Sessions lie in his confirmation hearing?

It's certainly possible—but then again, everything is. In the case of a verbal exchange with Al Franken, we'd say the claim is currently pretty slender. (Your lizard brain will tell you different. Your lizard is constantly wrong.)

In the case of a later, written exchange with Leahy, there's no current claim at all.

What the heck did Leahy ask Sessions? Below, you see the text of the written question from Leahy, along with Sessions' one-word written reply:

LEAHY: Several of the President-elect’s nominees or senior advisers have Russian ties. Have you been in contact with anyone connected to any part of the Russian government about the 2016 election, either before or after election day?

SESSIONS: No.

As you and every sane person can see, Sessions was specifically asked if he had spoken to any Russkies "about the 2016 election." In his written reply, he said that he had not.

Like almost everyone else on the planet, we have no way of knowing whether that statement is accurate. But at present, there is zero evidence supporting the claim that Sessions' statement was false.

In September 2016, Sessions had a private meeting in his office with the Russian ambassador. Earlier, at the Republican Convention, Sessions had briefly spoken to the Russian ambassador after giving a speech at an event where something like twenty other ambassadors were present.

Did they speak about the election? Everything's possible, but at present, there's zero evidence that they did. At present, there is zero evidence that Sessions' reply to Leahy was false.

Unless you speak to the doddering Leahy! This morning, we caught his embarrassing effort on CNN, near the end of the 10 o'clock hour.

Leahy spoke with CNN co-hosts John Berman and Poppy Harlow. Here's what happened when the bumbling gerontocrat pretended to discuss the written question he submitted to Sessions:

LEAHY (3/2/17): I asked a very, very specific question. I think, you know, you've— You have had it—

HARLOW: Yes, we have it. We'll pull it up.

LEAHY: And—but what I said in it, I said, asking him about it, remember, now, these answers are under oath, under oath, and I said, "Did you have any contact, either before or after Election Day?" I thought my question was very clear. His answer is very clear. He said "No." Well, that's not what happened. And I think this raises questions.

Uh-oh! You'll note that Leahy offered an "edited" version of what he had actually asked. To his credit, Berman called him on it—and Leahy embarrassed himself further:

BERMAN (continuing directly): You asked him— Senator, just to be clear, you asked him if he had contact before or after the election "about the 2016 election." To that he answered "no." So does that give him wiggle room because he could say he met—

LEAHY: No.

BERMAN: OK, why?

LEAHY: It doesn't because one of those was at the Republican National Convention when he, when he met with the Russians. Gosh, what did they talk about? "Hey, gee, the food is really great here?" Come on. We're all grown-ups here. "Well, Senator—"

Are we really "all grown-ups here?" Or are some of our hapless leaders really gerontocrats?

To his credit, Berman reminded Leahy of what he had actually asked. We'd only criticize Berman for using the suggestive term, "wiggle room," as he discussed a reply by Sessions which may well be perfectly accurate.

At that point, Leahy began clowning about what Sessions surely must have said during that brief discussion at the Republican Convention. Watching live, we were surprised, but not surprised, by Leahy's disingenuous presentation. Once again, to their credit, the CNN pair pushed back:

HARLOW: And this was a big gathering. Now, because they met on the grounds, it was a Heritage Foundation event at the convention, doesn't necessarily mean they talked about it.

We'd say that Leahy embarrassed himself. We'd also say that this recalls the chase after Al Capone.

Why do we speak of "gerontocrats?" A few weeks ago, we had the misfortune of seeing the Democratic House leadership, three million strong, stumble through a horrible press event at which Reps. Cummings and Pelosi recited a fake tweet which they mistakenly thought had come from Michael Flynn.

(Note: The fake tweet had appeared beneath this bold header: "Not Michael Flynn." Even that hint wasn't enough for the party's top sleuths. For details, just click here.)

Cummings is no gerontocrat; others that day plainly were. It was a horrible press event, capped by Pelosi's unwatchable explanation of what the word "scapegoat" originally meant, long ago, on some unnamed Greek isle.

It was an unwatchable presser. Even on a dull news day, the cables quickly fled. Conservatives have heard about the way our team swallowed the "Not Michael Flynn" fake tweet. Over Here in our liberal tents, we have of course been shielded from such knowledge.

This morning, we saw another senator-for-life embarrass himself on CNN. They don't know how to win elections or debates. They're praying for scandal instead.

That's exactly the problem: Later in the CNN session, Leahy was asked if he thought that Sessions had lied to Al Franken during his hearing.

At present, we'd say the complaint is extremely thin. But so what? Here's what Leahy said:

"You know, I was a prosecutor. I would not have accepted that answer."

That's exactly the problem, we flawlessly thought. The other problem lies in the fact that the nation's more liberal party lies in the hands of a gang of increasingly hapless gerontocrats.

They haven't won a debate for years. They're forced to pray for sex with pages or some other form of disgrace.

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Increasingly, I am agreeing with those who say Somerby is not a liberal. Today he says this:

"In our view, the modern-day Democratic Party is involved in similar conduct. We've increasingly shown that we can't win elections or convince the public concerning our basic beliefs. So we pray instead for the chance to get our rivals locked up."

First, we won the election in terms of popular vote. Unprecedented interference in the election process sabotaged our candidate -- we didn't lose because of poor campaigning or a bad platform or because voters didn't want us (see popular vote totals). But Somerby treats us as if we lost a properly conducted election.

Second, we are eager to convict Trump of wrongdoing because he is dirty, he did wrong. People were eager to catch Al Capone because he was a criminal, he was guilty. So is Trump.

Second, it is entirely proper to want to prosecute and convict someone after they have stolen an election from you. They will get Trump. He is dirty and it is just a matter of time. It may be doubtful whether Sessions goes down with him, but pretending he was just passing the time of day with the ambassador in the context of an election in which Russia hacked and manipulated to achieve a Trump victory, is naïve at best.

Somerby's approach today is like urging a Chicagoan to keep an open mind about Al Capone's guilt. It would be very silly and so is Somerby.

Um, how about comparing your comments to Republican dominance of the Senate, House, state legislatures and governorships. And for that matter, the Presidency, since it has been known for over 200 years that the election of the Presdient is more complicated than the popular vote?

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Somerby says: "That's exactly the problem, we flawlessly thought. The other problem lies in the fact that the nation's more liberal party lies in the hands of a gang of increasingly hapless gerontocrats."

How exactly is any of what has happened in this election the result of the age of our leaders? How are the Democrats older than the Republicans? Was Obama exceptionally old? How about Debbie Wasserman Schultz? Al Franken is 65 (not exactly ancient).

Is Somerby hinting that memory problems are responsible and these arise because Sessions is such a fogey he can't remember meeting with the Russian ambassador in Dec? That's a pretty big lapse.

Somerby should adopt a literary device that doesn't casually slander older people, stereotyping them as mentally incompetent. It is not justified by the reality of life for most older people.

In the comments on today's other post, someone asked me how I knew Somerby voted for Trump out of pique that Bernie wasn't nominated.

Here is some more evidence. Somerby attacks the Democratic party with the heart and soul of a disappointed Bernie Bro. It seems unlikely he has suddenly become a Republican, but it is fashionable among some lefties to attack the "establishment" Democrats. I think Somerby has succumbed to that dark side and is now behaving like a twenty-something idiot. If so, I am not long for this blog.

He is more objective than someone who can't get over the shock of his candidate losing, who is also entirely convinced of how right he is about everything. You read that objectivity as failure to see what is in front of him or advancement of a secret agenda. The irony is that there has never been an election in which the point of his argument here has been proven as clearly as it was with the election of Trump.

Bernie Bros use the term gerontocracy. Somerby uses the term gerontocracy. There may be other reasons for using that term besides being a Bernie disappointee, but no one has suggested any. Additional support comes from Somerby's own stated support for Bernie (quoted earlier in the week), his ongoing criticism of liberals here since the election, and the fact that his complaints make no sense at all unless he failed to vote for Clinton and thus finds common cause with those misguided Trump voters (who all have very good reasons for voting for Trump besides being stupid or worse). He is defending those people because he is one.

No, that is not logical. You are the one who is not making any sense with all due respect. Bob is been criticizing liberals for 18 years my friend. Nothing you say here makes any sense. And don't forget Clinton was a horrible, unlikable candidate. Anyway, have a good weekend.

Every morning I check Alternet.com, and Rawstory.com, and in anticipation I say to myself "what new outrage am I supposed to get riled up about today." A lot of the stuff is just bullshit, especially on Alternet, designed to provoke emotional reaction rather than rational thought. Of course, I could be wrong, but that is Bob's point. The reaction of a couple of people making comments above, in which they interpose and project their thoughts onto what they think Bob is saying, is curious.

I think it matters whether Sessions met with the Russian Ambassador and then lied about it to congress during his confirmation hearing. That isn't nothing -- it is a big deal, especially given that he is being confirmed as Attorney General, the upholder of the nation's laws. Such a meeting was strange (he was not Sec of State) and wouldn't have happened for no reason, or as simple courtesy. The idea that nothing of substance was discussed cannot be correct. But then, why Russia? In the context of a conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia to manipulate the election, it is a very important meeting and Sessions should have known that -- it was why the question was asked. So his lies are very important and troublesome. Dismissing this as trivial is a Republican ploy. Why is Somerby joining the Republicans to imply this was a triviality being magnified to "get" the current President. That isn't a liberal position at all.

Does anyone have a plausible explanation for why Somerby has taken this tack?

No, it's not a big deal. "In the context of a conspiracy" is nothing more than partisan imaginations running wild. Sessions even volunteered the information, it was so far off his radar as meaningful. There is nothing here. It doesn't appear that your recognize that but I could be wrong.

4:29 Somerby is more than implying it is a triviality, he is explicitly contending the accusation that Sessions is lying is slender in the Franken instance and that there is "no current claim at all" in the Leahy instance.

This is the Republican line on the matter -- that the Democrats are overplaying their hand. It is possible Somerby really feels this way, but it is more likely he is supporting Trump for some reason.

I've been a long time reader of this blog but I think this is where we part ways. Sessions statements need to be considered in the context of this whole Russian mess. There is no way he isn't guilty in that context. I see no way that Somerby can have read any of the discussion about this and still feel that Sessions deserves a benefit of doubt or that the Democrats are pushing a tenuous objection too hard in order to take down Trump.

Trump is guilty of colluding with Russia to undermine the US election process and win the presidency in order to benefit Russia and enrich himself and his family (and others who have assisted him in this plan, from loyalist to Russian mobsters). This is a major scandal and Trump will leave office.

Somerby is unaccountably defending Trump via Sessions. Why? Only he can know that, but it doesn't really matter. I have no interest in reading a blog that devotes itself to defending Trump and the indefensible things his people are doing.

Anon 11:14 - I don't know why so many of the comments here feel that Bob should jump on their bandwagon to accuse Sessions of doing things that have not been disclosed. What Bob is trying (apparently inarticulately) to say is that it does not serve our (liberal) purpose to make unsubstantiated claims. This is the general theme of this blog. If you want to believe that Sessions did conspire with the Russians or that he deliberately lied to the Senate, that is your prerogative, but don't expect everyone (Bob) to agree with you or expect to convince non-partisans without actual proof. Pushing for an investigation is the logical thing to do, if you truly believe it will turn up wrongdoing, but to decide what the investigation will reveal, before the evidence is presented, is something out of Alice in Wonderland.

"It is possible Somerby really feels this way, but it is more likely he is supporting Trump for some reason.

I've been a long time reader of this blog"

You either believe that Somerby secretly supports Trump, or you have been a long time reader of his blog. It has to be one or the other, b/c if you have actually understood Somerby (vs. just reading) then you would know he could not possibly support Trump. Because he doesn't cheerlead for your preferred candidate does not mean that he supports Trump.

I've been reading Somerby since Bush Jr admin. He criticizes the "liberal" media relentlessly, b/c they work, intentionally or not, against progressive goals (see: coverage of Gore and both Clintons).

He also criticizes "career liberals" b/c they fail to push back against this coverage. ("Career" emphasizes that they value their careers over actual progressive goals.)

Somerby also understands that by overplaying their hand (in this post, stretching to call Sessions a liar), liberals make it EASY for right wing hacks to shoot down their claims. He also (rightly) points out that the current Democratic leadership is so utterly hapless that they have to hope for scandal to remove their opponents, since they are too incompetent to beat them in elections.

He's right on all these points. If you really think he secretly supports Trump, you are either a buffoon or simply can't understand what he's saying.

"Trump is guilty of colluding with Russia to undermine the US election process and win the presidency in order to benefit Russia and enrich himself and his family (and others who have assisted him in this plan, from loyalist to Russian mobsters). This is a major scandal and Trump will leave office."

This is all in your imagination and you're right that Trump will leave office. In eight years.

8:17 PM,Well, let's bring on the 8 investigations into these matters, so Trump will be exonerated of wrong-doing. Just like the 8 investigations into Hillary Clinton exonerated her of any and all wrong-doing.

Democrats have woven a tale around two facts. That Russkies hacked the DNC and the result was Wikileaks reports about Podesta and others, and that Trump said positive things about Putin.

Everyone understands a good opportunity to launch a bogus investigation into your political opponents with a hope of picking up some easily bamboozled rubes.

This is something worse than that, because there are slightly intelligent people who appear convinced, based on literally nothing, that there is reason to believe Trump is somehow guilty of colluding with the Russkies to win his election. For an rube to buy what the media is selling is expected given the hype. For an intelligent person to buy it is the disordered thinking of a familiar derangement syndrome.

"Most of which," "substantiated" and "the IC" are nebulous and meaningless terms. There is no evidence of any collusion between Trump and the Russians to cause Hillary to lose the election. She did that all by herself. Your suspicion is baseless and built upon Wikileaks and Trump's lack of antagonism toward Putin, and maybe a few other pieces of information you create a narrative-fitting theory about.

The country is in trouble if education is in such a state that a nothingburger with a side of hype and wishful thinking are all that is needed to convince its people of a conspiracy like this.

There is more than enough evidence of collusion between the orange treasonous bastard fraud conman pervert and child rapist and his team with the Russians to warrant an independent commission to investigate.

For what purpose, we don't know. First the orange treasonous bastard should release his tax returns immediately if he has nothing to hide.

He might not want to release his taxes because it would reveal an embarrassing stinginess. There are a thousand other reasons. It's a right we all have. We're not compelled to do it just to disprove crazy speculation.

Here's a suggestion for mm and others. I've never forgotten a comment made by pollster Albert Sindlinger to the Philadelphia statisticians club in 1972:The American voter is a selfish pigHis context was that McGovern could defeat Nixon by promising goodies to a great many people.

I think Sindlinger was right. Except for partisans, who will oppose Trump no matter what, people are interested in what Trump will do for them, not Trump's income tax return.

Thank you David. I'm going to save this one where you admit you are a selfish pig, willing to condone treason if you get something out of it. Good extra touch adding Nixon, another famous republican treasonous bastard.

mm -- don't be misled by the anti-Trump media focusing on nothing. Recall that Obama promised better treatment to Russia after the election. Unlike the fantasy about whores peeing on a bed, the Obama incident was real. It's verified by Snopes and available on video.

As he was leaning toward Medvedev in Seoul, Obama was overheard asking for time — “particularly with missile defense” — until he is in a better position politically to resolve such issues.

“I understand your message about space,” replied Medvedev, who will hand over the presidency to Putin in May.

“This is my last election … After my election I have more flexibility,” Obama said, expressing confidence that he would win a second term.

“I will transmit this information to Vladimir,” said Medvedev, Putin’s protégé and long considered number two in Moscow’s power structure.

Right, Comrade DinC. What's a little piss party with Russian hookers among friends anyway. No biggy.

Anyway, here's so more "nothing".

Felix Sater is back. The Donald Trump business associate last month splashed down in the middle of a New York Times story about a freelanced Ukraine “peace proposal” hand-delivered to the White House by Mr. Trump’s longtime lawyer, Michael Cohen. Mr. Cohen dropped the proposal off in a sealed envelope at the office of then-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. The deal outlined “a way for President Trump to lift sanctions against Russia” in exchange for a withdrawal of Kremlin-aligned forces from eastern Ukraine and a long-term lease of Crimea to Moscow, the Times reported. The government of Ukraine was not pleased. A spokesman called the deal a “gross violation of the [Ukraine] Constitution” by forces “covertly representing Russian interests.”

So, stop right there. What in fuck is Trump's personal lawyer doing passing a Russian document in a sealed envelope off to the previous NSA Advisor, Michael Flynn?

If one assumes or "buys" (as I'm sure Repubs would urge)that all of the investigations of Clinton were done out of a sense of justice and patriotism, holding the powerful to account, etc, promising infinite investigations into every lie, potential lie, or shading of the truth as impeachable offenses (Benghazi/emails/Clinton foundation etc etc), then it behooves the Repubs to be at least as diligent when it comes to potential collusion with foreign governments to steal elections, wouldn't you say? At least one honest investigation perhaps?

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Unless, TDH is going to claim that Sessions was going to recuse himself anyway...and further, recuse himself today. To be fair, I'm just saying Somerby is wrong on the politics of Democratic Party outrage, not that Sessions did anything more or less than he's admitted. The Washington Post and Democratic Senators just got Sessions to recuse himself. That's a win.

Hello,I Read the article of a very great spell caster and it seems very helpfulto me. I haven’t had the chance to have a proper relationship with my exbecause we work together. This will be the final week or work and then Iwont be around him constantly. Unfortunately, I broke one of the rules inthe article and have been sleeping with him. Something I’m not proud of,especially since he has a girlfriend. Not to mention that she’s a girl hedated off and on for 3 years before he dated me.When I asked him why he kept sleeping with me even though he was in arelationship, his response was because I wanted it, and he wants me to behappy. But obviously what would make me happy would be to have him all tomyself. That was when i read about Dr alexzander on how he help people insaving their relationship and i was really desperate for his help. Therewere things in our relationship that were tough. We traveled for 4 monthsright in the beginning, and it was hard due to different expectations. Whenwe returned our living situation was unstable which caused a lot of stresson my end. And when I ask why he didn’t give me a chance to make thingsbetter he said he gave me tons of chances. Oh, and he compared ourrelationship with his past. He says that things were great, and then theywent bad really fast, and that why his back with is Ex. Because it at leasttook them years for things to get that bad. So i was very sad anddisappointing and decided to contact this spell caster for help with tearsrunning out of my eyes and Dr alexzander promised to make things right inmy relationship and also assured me that my boyfriend is going to come backto me within 78hrs. At first i was shock and didn't believe him because ithought it was impossible to do. But i gave it a try and trusted him. Dralexzander asked for my details and his, then guarantee me of his return.Truly my ex lover started calling me and also begging me to forgive him andthat's his willing to give us a second chance, then promised me never tolove any other woman apart from me. it all seem like a miracle to me tillnow. Dr alexzander. Words can't express how i feel right now. it been 2month now since you caste that love spell for me and nothing have gone badbetween us. his now caring more than ever and also the loving kind of Man ihave ever wanted for myself in life. I thank you Dr alexzander for savingmy relationship. Indeed you are the best. I want to use this media to sharemy testimony for the whole world to see and know that there is still hopein your broken relationship, No matter how bad it seems don't give up hopeand also contact this man who saved my own. you can reach him through hiswebsite address http://alexzanderhightemple-com.webs.com or contact himdirect with his email address alexzanderhightemple@gmail.com. I thank youDr alexzander for helping me and i will always share my testimony in everysocial media or place i may go to.(From United State Of America).Mrs Tracy Grilli.http://tracygrilli.blogspot.com.trhttps://tracygrilli59.blogspot.com

Hello,I Read the article of a very great spell caster and it seems very helpfulto me. I haven’t had the chance to have a proper relationship with my exbecause we work together. This will be the final week or work and then Iwont be around him constantly. Unfortunately, I broke one of the rules inthe article and have been sleeping with him. Something I’m not proud of,especially since he has a girlfriend. Not to mention that she’s a girl hedated off and on for 3 years before he dated me.When I asked him why he kept sleeping with me even though he was in arelationship, his response was because I wanted it, and he wants me to behappy. But obviously what would make me happy would be to have him all tomyself. That was when i read about Dr alexzander on how he help people insaving their relationship and i was really desperate for his help. Therewere things in our relationship that were tough. We traveled for 4 monthsright in the beginning, and it was hard due to different expectations. Whenwe returned our living situation was unstable which caused a lot of stresson my end. And when I ask why he didn’t give me a chance to make thingsbetter he said he gave me tons of chances. Oh, and he compared ourrelationship with his past. He says that things were great, and then theywent bad really fast, and that why his back with is Ex. Because it at leasttook them years for things to get that bad. So i was very sad anddisappointing and decided to contact this spell caster for help with tearsrunning out of my eyes and Dr alexzander promised to make things right inmy relationship and also assured me that my boyfriend is going to come backto me within 78hrs. At first i was shock and didn't believe him because ithought it was impossible to do. But i gave it a try and trusted him. Dralexzander asked for my details and his, then guarantee me of his return.Truly my ex lover started calling me and also begging me to forgive him andthat's his willing to give us a second chance, then promised me never tolove any other woman apart from me. it all seem like a miracle to me tillnow. Dr alexzander. Words can't express how i feel right now. it been 2month now since you caste that love spell for me and nothing have gone badbetween us. his now caring more than ever and also the loving kind of Man ihave ever wanted for myself in life. I thank you Dr alexzander for savingmy relationship. Indeed you are the best. I want to use this media to sharemy testimony for the whole world to see and know that there is still hopein your broken relationship, No matter how bad it seems don't give up hopeand also contact this man who saved my own. you can reach him through hiswebsite address http://alexzanderhightemple-com.webs.com or contact himdirect with his email address alexzanderhightemple@gmail.com. I thank youDr alexzander for helping me and i will always share my testimony in everysocial media or place i may go to.(From United State Of America).Mrs Tracy Grilli.http://tracygrilli.blogspot.com.trhttps://tracygrilli59.blogspot.com

This thing goes deeper than any of us even knew. Now we're finding out that key Democrats have also been lying about meeting with the Russian ambassador, and dissembling when caught. Members of every party are involved in this web of conspiracy. Every member of the US government should recuse himself, and we should look to the UN to uncover the crimes by Trump, his administration, Jill Stein, and leading Democrats.

"Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., has been in damage control mode all day after she was caught falsely claiming she has never "ever" met with a Russian ambassador in her capacity as a member of the Armed Services Committee. McCaskill admitted to CNN's Ashley Killough that she had, in fact, met with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. However, the senator stressed, it was never a "one-on-one." She also blamed Twitter's character limit for prohibiting her from being more precise."

My life is devastated! I’m going through hell right now or from the past one month.One month ago,i broke up with my bf.We both were completely in love.But i started having some issues with myself.My mood swings were a lot to handle for him an that point i just felt the need to break up and so i did.And i hurt him to the core which i never wanted to.He kept on begging me but i didn’t hear.Later on he started avoiding me and kind of did everything as you said in your video.it felt bad.I always loved him but i had to break up.I regret breaking up so much.But after that he said no to me.He said he’ll never come back as he cannot put faith in me.I have tried my level best but he is adamant that he cannot trust me.Even though after i realised what i did.I changed myself completely.I dealt with my mood swings and now i don’t get any.He cannot trust me.what should i do?I love himand he does too but he says he don’t have that much courage to come back. one day in my office going through the internet i saw a post of a lady giving testimony on how she got her husband back,i also come across a blog site on how to reunite and get your ex back with a love spell it was really amazing to see this so i copy his email id on http://happyspelltemple.webs.com/ i explain my situation to him and gave him all the details he requested from me, he give me 3 days assurance that my boyfriend will come back after the spell i was so overwal to hear that so i just keep calm and follow up his order coz i really love my boyfriend and want him back. on the third day after the spell as he promise me, my ex call me also show up in my office begging me to forgive him and accept him back with out no delay, i lift him up with a kiss and was so very happy to have him back all my happiness was from Dr happy he is indeed a true man a father and a god sent. plz contact Dr happy on his email id direct at happylovespell2@gmail.com or call his mobile number on +2348133873774

For a professed liberal, Somerby seems to spend all his time attacking 'other' liberals and left wing commentators. I think he still hasn't gotten over so-called attacks on Gore back in 2000. I hardly ever see him attacking Fox News coverage, but about half his columns attack Maddow and others. It's fine to be a right winger, but don't pretend to be a liberal.

He is attacking Democrats from the left not the right. He is a Bernie supporter who thinks the Democratic party and its adherents are incompetent and should be replaced with teenagers like the ones who sabotaged Hillary during the last election.

My wife is back!!! My name is Albert Brown. I had a problem with my wife six months ago,which lead to us going apart. When she broke up with me,i was no longer myself,I felt so empty inside. Until a friend of mine told me about a spell caster that helped in same problem too, that she found on Web page. i emailed the spell caster and I told him my problem and I did what he asked me to briefly To cut the long story short,before i knew what was happening,not up to 48 hours,my wife text me and said she wanted to come back and so she came back to me and told me she was sorry about what has happened, she now tell me every time and every day that she loves and miss me. I'm so grateful to this great spell caster Dr Noble and i will not stop publishing his name on the Internet just for the good work he has done. If you need any help you can contact this great man he will help you any any way you want, you can email him at templeofjoyandprosperity@gmail.com i guarantee you that he will also help you okay

WOW!!! This is the most wonderful thing i have ever experience and i need to share this great testimony.About how i get my ex back after a breakup.I never believed it, because i never heard nor learn anything about it before. My name is Cora L. Sanchez from UKMy boyfriend of a 2year just broke up with me and am 28 weeks pregnant. I have cried my self to sleep most of the nights and don’t seem to concentrate during lectures sometimes I stay awake almost all night thinking about him and start to cry all over again. Because of this I end up not having energy for my next day’s classes, my attendance has dropped and am always in uni and on time. Generally he is a very nice guy, he ended it because he said we were arguing a lot and not getting along. He is right we’ve been arguing during the pregnancy a lot. After the break up I kept ringing him and telling him I will change. I am in love with this guy and he is the best guy I have ever been with. I’m still hurt and in disbelief when he said he didn’t have any romantic feelings towards me anymore that hurt me faster than a lethal syringe. He texts me once and then mainly to check up on how am doing with the pregnancy, he is supportive with it but it’s not fair on me, him texting me as I just want to grieve the pain and not have any stress due to the pregnancy. i was really upset and i needed help, so i searched for help online and I came across a website that suggested that Dr Ahmed can help solve marital problems, restore broken relationships and so on. So I felt I should give him a try. I contacted him and he told me what to do and i did it then he did a spell for me. 28 hours later, my boyfriend came to me and apologized for the wrongs he did and promise never to do it again. Ever since then, everything has returned back to normal. I and my boyfriend are living together happily again.. All thanks to Dr Ahmed. as it is a place to resolve marriage/relationship issues, do you want to be sure if your spouse is being faithful to you or Do you want your Ex to come back to you Contact.: E-mail: Ahmedutimate@gmail.com or call/Whats-app: +2348160153829 save your crumbling home and change of grades its 100% safe. I suggest you contact him. He will not disappoint you.

Hey!I was in a relationship for quite along time almost 7 years, he cheated with a girl almost 11 years younger than him I took him back because I love him so much. He promised me the world never to leave me never to let me go to make me happy and to make it up to me everyday. 7 weeks later he has broke up with me after a few arguments .. he told me he can’t do it that I’ve ruined everything I deserve it all I’ve treated him bad he gave up his job overseas but he only gave it a week afrer he quit. he has left me in bits and is 1 week later out with other girls please help I don’t know what to do he is telling me he will never ever get back its over and he will never give it a go I have begged and I don’t know why I don’t no why he has done this to me I feel so lifeless… one day in my office going through the internet i saw a post of a lady giving testimony on how she got her husband back,i also come across a blog site on how to reunite and get your ex back with a love spell it was really amazing to see this so i copy his email id on http://happyspelltemple.webs.com/ i explain my situation to him and gave him all the details he requested from me, he give me 3 days assurance that my boyfriend will come back after the spell i was so overwal to hear that so i just keep calm and follow up his order coz i really love my boyfriend and want him back. on the third day after the spell as he promise me, my ex call me also show up in my office begging me to forgive him and accept him back with out no delay, i lift him up with a kiss and was so very happy to have him back all my happiness was from Dr happy he is indeed a true man a father and a god sent. plz contact Dr happy on his email id direct at happylovespell2@gmail.com or call his mobile number on +2348133873774

Hey guys, Get your ex back fast with the help of a real and genuine spell caster called Dr.Unity.I'm so excited my broken Marriage has been restored and my husband is back after a breakup, After 2 years of marriage, me and my husband has been into one quarrel or the other until he finally left me and moved to California to be with another woman. i felt my life was over and my kids thought they would never see their father again. i tried to be strong just for the kids but i could not control the pains that torments my heart, my heart was filled with sorrows and pains because i was really in love with my husband. Every day and night i think of him and always wish he would come back to me, I was really upset and i needed help, so i searched for help online and I came across a website that suggested that Dr Unity can help get ex back fast. So, I felt I should give him a try. I contacted him and he told me what to do and i did it then he did a (Love spell) for me. 28 hours later, my husband really called me and told me that he miss me and the kids so much, So Amazing!! So that was how he came back that same day,with lots of love and joy,and he apologized for his mistake,and for the pain he caused me and the kids. Then from that day,our Marriage was now stronger than how it were before,All thanks to Dr Unity. he is so powerful and i decided to share my story on the internet that Dr Unity real and powerful spell caster who i will always pray to live long to help his children in the time of trouble, if you are here and you need your Ex back or your husband moved to another woman, do not cry anymore, contact this powerful spell caster now. Here’s his contact: Email him at: Unityspelltemple@gmail.com ,you can also call him or add him on Whats-app: +2348071622464 ,his website:http://unityspelltemple.yolasite.com . Jessica, 26 years, Texas, USA.

Hello, I am Theresa Williams After being in relationship with Anderson for years, he broke up with me, I did everything possible to bring him back but all was in vain, I wanted him back so much because of the love I have for him, I begged him with everything, I made promises but he refused. I explained my problem to my friend and she suggested that I should rather contact a spell caster that could help me cast a spell to bring him back but I am the type that never believed in spell, I had no choice than to try it, I mailed the spell caster, and he told me there was no problem that everything will be okay before three days, that my ex will return to me before three days, he cast the spell and surprisingly in the second day, it was around 4 pm. My ex called me, I was so surprised, I answered the call and all he said was that he was so sorry for everything that happened that he wanted me to return to him, that he loves me so much. I was so happy and went to him that was how we started living together happily again. Since then, I have made promise that anybody I know that have a relationship problem, I would be of help to such person by referring him or her to the only real and powerful spell caster who helped me with my own problem. email: drogunduspellcaster@gmail.com you can email him if you need his assistance in your relationship or any other Case.

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Hey Friends!Please read my Article on how you can stopyour Spouse from Divorcing you. also if you have a LOVER that has leftyou for someone else, and you wish to get him/her back to yourself.

I want to inform you all that i was in same condition with my Spousewhen he wanted to Divorce me because i was unable to Conceive. i wasshamefully confused because i never wanted to loose my Marriage. Ithought of what to do all day and i Decided to tell my Aunty everythingthat was happening and she told me about a Spell caster that helped herget her BF back when her BF broke up with her for someone else.

I decided to contact him so that my Spouse can stop the Divorce. He did the spell as i told him to cast it. and just after fewdays, My Spouse called me on phone and pleaded for everything i havebeen through. we were RE-UNITED as one and 1 month later this same spellcaster told me that he can help me cast a spell to make me able to getPregnant…

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